New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-06


eryiee ADAMS Chapel, No Loo l9rk ave 1sps h
Historical Society," EleVenths St and Secohu-d'c''
Long Island Historical Society," brooklyn. p. m
IVh Judicial District Republican Investigations 'ooer
Fair in aid Church of the Beloved Disciple Eighty
BrOolyn Board Of Education meeting, p. m. ,,
Reception to DR.. Parker Plymouth Chuich b'ooN'S"'
Meeting Of Produce Exchange. . 30 p. m.
photographic Section OF American Institute clinton
Meeting n OF Of the Police BOARD.
Piiot Commissioners meeting. noon.
Masonic fair Masonic Temple.
NETWORK CITY.
Tho steamship Chattahoochee, which arrived hero
yesterday reported that the captain Of the British
bark Eorena. of 81. Johns. New Brunswick. died
November 20 and was buried at off Cape IIcnopen
Recorder Smyth presided IN Part of the Court of
General Sessions yesterday and the oath TO tho Dc
rember Grand Jurors administered before him.
tie read the portions Of the code require dby law and
Instructed the jurors as 10 their duties. A. j. Cam
eron of No. 800 LcXingon-avc, was made the fore
man Of the Grand Jury.
The Rev. J. Jackson wray told the Methodist min
stcrs yesterday their weekly meeting that the old
chapel founded by Whitfield in Toenham Court Road,
London would be removed If the ground on
which it stands were not bought by the church. He
has come 10 this country to raise funds TO purchase
lhe ground The chapel is $50 old
The Baptist ministers at their meeting yesterday
hosc the Rev. Or. Il. 5. Macarthur and the Rev. Dr.
vassar delegates to tho Evangelical Alliance Con
ference which meets In Washington this week
The Salvation Army will hold what they term
National staff Council' lasting from December to
December H. This will lie attended by nearly 100
Of the district and division officers from all parts OF
ihe United States and there will also be "Monster
Exhibition and Thanksgiving Demonstration" in their
hall in JancSt. near HudSonSt., march through me
:ity and all night Of prayer under the leadership
Of Marshal and Mrs. Darlington Booth and the Chief OF
Star, Major Kcatcs.
Tho Collection Committees of the Hospital Saturday
and sunday Association have entered upon their annual
of the trades. To trades not yet organized
into auXliaries subscription lists have been mailed
and II hoped that in all mercantile aud manufacturing
establishments where such lists are received. EN-
pIoyors and employees will make common cause in
behalf of charity from which twenty eight pitfalls
now derive support
The meeting of the Sanitary Aid Association which
to have been held last night, at % West Fifty
IixthSt., was postponed until next Monday at p m
At a recent meeting of clercymen resolution
approving the work of the Society for the Suppression
Of Vice and the recent action of Anthony Comstoch
in regard to the selling Of copies of French Salon
pictures drawn up and signed by the following
committee Charles ii. PalkhulSt Abbott r. hli
trcdce. L. T. Chamberlain, Iasey Moore, and James
S. Chadwick.
The quarterly payment Of pensions began yesterday
morning at the pension Office in Canalst, at early
hour and continued all day Many needy mon
were in line long before the hour appointed for the
opening of the doors and during the day General
Siccl and his clerks had their hands full The pay
rcnts will continue from day to day until all corners
served.
Richard A. Cunningham. the contractor, IS recon-
nended 10 the Mayor for Park Commissioner succeed
Contlollerclcct Theodore ". Myers He is president
of the Ncw-Amscrdam Club. treasurer Of the campaign
fund of the County democracy, and member OF the
D,mocratic state COMMITTEE lie Is al present
School Trustee
The steamship Chamete arrived yesterday with
$4,000 boxes of California ralsns Via New Orleans.
New England gets 1900, New-Yoik 10000
A parlor fair will be held at the Branch Homo Of
the Ladies' Christian Union, No. 307 second ave, on
Friday The price Of admission will be 20 cents which
will include lunch and a musical and literary enter
talnmen,. Lunch Will be served at l o'clock Mrs.
J. n. HOLSTER is president Of the Association, Mrs.
v. h. slidmore and Mrs. ". A. Cauldwe vice prcsi-
dents, Mrs George H. Grnncl, treasurer; and Mrs.
Henry ID. Tiffany, secretary
The Rev. Dr. Maynard Will deliver his historical
lecture on spain and us People illustrated TO-
morrow afternoon in ChcAerlng Hall
a Daily Reader7-You ask where books relating
80 the universal language, Voapuk," can be had
little manual on tho subject is published by stclgcr,
No. 20 Park place.
The first annual exhibition Of the New York Poultry
Exclsnse viii be opened at Madison square Garden
on December 14-21. Lesidcs all kinds Of poultry,
the exhibition viii ncude dogs, cats rabbits. "a nea
d ay. anu 'q''''S' '''' may DC '''' o''''' '''"'
sale Of art pottery and porcelain paintings, en-
cravings, etchings laccs and fans viii take place to-
MORROW at 80 p at the rooms Of Ncssrs Ortgics
& Co., Nos. o4j-e47 Broadway. Among the most
important Items to 10 offered Head Of Titan
BY Gucscimo, and Jacobs Dream" artist unknown
boil from The B0napartc collection The stock offered
Is the property of Mrs y. J. Chaplin of Cincinnati.
The second annual convention Of the Young Peoples
Christian Association will be held at the Calvory
baptist Church Thursday afternoon and evening
Addresses VIII be made by IF James T. NcwcCmb
Janes Mocoaa"shy', Ito Rev Messrs, f. E; Clark
X :. MacAnAOT J. Hcns0n Hamilton t. WalpOlc
Warren, Abbott L. kittrcdge, and George l.. stro
bridge.
Staten Island Athlete. NaEhaitcn Athletic, and
Essex County Toboggan Clubs have made arrange
nieuts to give three aUatucr minstrel and dramatic
performances. The first, the Music Hall. Orange
OF December 10 Il, sac0nl, at The Geimon club,
Staten Island, December II, and tie third. al the
Me- Iopol tan Opera HVuse. December 20.
At a meeting in tie Ashland House, on November
30, 1t made known that the family OF John j.
B~sn was let destitute by his death. and an appeal
made to those who appreciate the Iatrots
hot benefit. Subscriptions may DO sent to James
6. Coleman, No 30 West Iourccnthst.
BROOKLYN.
The foreman Of the Grand Jury for December, APP
pointed yesterday by Judge Moore, is Harry A. c.
Hines of FlatbuSh son Of Charities Commissioner
Hines.
In fire which occurred carly Yesterday morning
Vt 42s Fifth.avc., the wife and five children Of Isaac
Diamond, barber, whose shop the first nOOr
narrOwly escaped being burned to death. fire
man ccndcd to the second story window and handed
them down one by ono.
In the suit brought by tho Rev J. J. White 10 have
the conveyance Of The former Fourth Street Methodist
Protestant Church by the trustees to the Grand Street
Church Of the same denomination set aside the
ground of fraud, Judge Van Wyck decided yesterday
Shat the conveyance IS good
While out OF his mind Saturday night, Frank
Hessler, age scventyfvc, Of No. 1913 Even ST., made